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Joanna Newsom. Boulder Theater. 04.03.16 Growing up in a small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains was a pleasurable experience, but the lack of culture drove me away at the first opportunity. Like many others before me, I wanted to experience life outside of Auburn, California. San Diego became my launching pad. From there I traveled the… Read more →

Albums continue to be my format of choice. I think they always will be. Lucky for me, the artists I follow seem to prefer albums as well. That’s not to say there isn’t a place in my life for singles though. Most years are packed with individual tracks that catch my attention — whether because they are really good, extremely awful,… Read more →

2015 was an interesting year in music. I spent time with many releases, across a spectrum of sounds, and I enjoyed every minute of the adventure. That being said, when I tried to define my favorite albums, I found myself in a difficult position. How does someone rank Jason Isbell in association to Grimes? How does Chris Stapleton’s obliteration of the pop country… Read more →

As I’ve said before, this blog no longer focuses on album reviews or news or anything of that sort. The sole purpose of ILSUDH2 is to share my ‘live’ music experiences. I do my best to recap the shows I go to, but I just don’t have the time or energy to do much else these days. That being said,… Read more →

After listening to Joanna Newsom‘s first album since 2006’s Ys, I can honestly say I will never listen to it all the way through again. That’s not to say it isn’t an amazing, original work of art, but at a run-time of over 2 hours, it’s just not something I will have the patience for again. Have One On Me… Read more →

Joanna Newsom was hard to handle at first. She was this little elfish girl from Nevada City, California that played the harp and sung 16 minute folk songs about ancient mythology in a squeaky, storytelling voice. Their was so much hype around her that I kept coming back to try to figure it out. It took me awhile, and seeing… Read more →